Tiger Woods Withdraws From Jersey City Golf Tournament

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Tiger Woods was in Jersey City for less than 24 hours, competing in the 2019 Northern Trust Open at Liberty National before he had to withdraw due to an injury.

“Due to a mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness, I have to withdraw from the Northern Trust,” Woods said in a statement Friday. “I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete ... I am hopeful I can compete next week at the BMW Championship.”

Woods was competing in the tournament alongside Brooks Koepka and other big names in the golf world. Woods played Thursday morning at Liberty National and — before his surprise announcement — he was next due to tee off shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday.

The 2019 Northern Trust started Thursday, Aug. 8 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 11. Northern Trust is the first of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs, which is the centerpiece of the PGA Tour. If you want to purchase day tickets to watch, they range from $40-$75 for the day.

The Northern Trust includes the top 125 players in the U.S. For one in five of those players, their season will end at Liberty National this weekend.

If you are going to see the Northern Trust, gates open to the public at 7 a.m. each day, and the approximate start time is 7:15 a.m. You can purchase tickets to Northern Trust here: https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/the-northern-trust/tickets.html

General Parking - Spectators will be able to pre-purchase parking passes in the general parking lot located at the Newport Mall's West Garage. GPS Address is 49 Mall Drive W, Jersey City, NJ 07310.

General Ferry - Spectators will also be able to purchase ferry passes as their transportation to and from the event. Spectators will be picked up at Brookfield Place in downtown Manhattan and then dropped off at Port Liberte to enter the tournament. Ferry Passes will be on sale shortly.

Public Transportation – Spectators can take the Hudson- Bergen County Light Rail to the Liberty State Park or Newport Mall stops where they can get on one of the tournament shuttles to be brought to the Tournament Main entrance.

Past winners from the Northern Trust include Adam Scott, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson and the 2018 Champion Bryson Dechambeau. Northern Trust has been in operation since 1967.

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